The Labor enquirer., 1887-09-03

tions Of ! n1rrow ipifit o. Tie part
|of some melnbefs which IS any
thing but II aecord with the true
self-sacri6c cling Socialist. One Of
| the best workers. ! candidate for
the delegateship 70 Minneapolis.
objected to the public square
meeting, because as he express
ed it to a comrade he was afraid
Vrooman was only coming there
to try and get elected to the Buff
falo convention: slur and an inn
putation contrary to every fact.
Such a petty jealousy and self
seeking spirit, exercised even at
the expense Of the general agita-
ton, is beneath the dignity and
high calling Of real Socialists. We
should know that to take upon
ourselves the name of Socialist in
this age means something. We
should not allow Nselfto faint the
high ideals and elevated standard
of this sacred name. This OBJ
jecter however did not carry out
any bitterness of feeling. He at
tended the meeting which was or
dered, anyhow, and grinning from
ear to ear joined Justify in his ap-
plause as the speaker scored his
points. He afterwards was heard
to praise the meeting and the
speech in the highest terms.
This incident is not worth men
tioning in itself but l think it REP
yesentahve therefore l give it. In
every locality see SO much little
pickering, so much allowing Of
trifles and individualities to over
rule the broader and weighter
matters, that ! think the curbing
of this spirit one of the first duties
of the hour.
Another rock of offense to avoid
is national prejudice. 1t may
seem strange to speak of nation
ality to Socialists who recognize
no such thing, who say that the
world is their country, who have
the banner of one blood for their
emblem. Yet such is the need.
In the Socialist ranks and organ
izations there will develop from
nationality clans, divisions, jeal-
ousies and animosities. In fact
the greatest drawback to the pro-
gress Of the Socialist Labor Party
in the United States has been the
unadaptability Of its members to
Americans or American methods.
The members have too profound
reverence for everything Ger
man, and too clannishly adhere to
Germans only and German meth
DDS to be successful in this coun-
try among a race of Americans( y
who are clannish the other way.
l arrived in Cincinnati Sunday
night. Here is a German section
Of enthusiastic men, yet in 100000
population they have no English
speaking group. They have how
ever strong hold on the Central
Labor Union and the labor move
ment in gener al here and act as
the rudder that guides the whole.
Here as in Kansas City unbound
ed indignation reigns since Henry
George ousted the Socialists. The
aggressive working Georgeites in
these places are all of the Social
istic element, and in six months
if his policy be not changed there
will not be a skeleton of the
George movement here in the
West. They are dropping him
as they would a hot potatoe.
The United Socialists of Cincin-
natl and vicinity give grand pic
mic on September 4, the day be-
fore Labor Day, in behalf Of the
condemned seven in Chicago. The
feeling of fraternity between the
different Socialistic organizations
is encouraging. In Kansas City
the sentiment runs strongly to-
ward union. and even if no basis of
union can be found for Herr
Most's crowd and the Socialistic
Labor Party, which union is
gravely doubted, yetal agree that